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Old 04-15-2021, 07:54 AM   #1
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I received an offer from Carvana.

Six months ago I bought a new car (not my brightest move) but I thought I did okay, I normally buy cars with 100k miles drive them for 5-6 years and I normally do well.



Two weeks ago I get an email from Carvana they want to buy my car I put in my information they offer me $3500 less than what I paid (OTD price) keep in mind I paid $2500 in taxes and insurance, I'm not interested but intrigued. Yesterday just for fun I go back to their website they offer $500 more.... I tried Vroom they offer $500 more than Carvana so if I sell all I lose is the taxes and registration.



The sale of this car doesn't move the needle for me but what a crazy world we live in, I can drive this car for 6 months and "only" pay taxes and registration.
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Old 04-15-2021, 08:02 AM   #2
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How bad do you need the car? If not bad enough just sale it.
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The used car and especially truck market is crazy right now. Your story is evidence of that.
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The used car and especially truck market is crazy right now. Your story is evidence of that.
It is very crazy. I saw a newspaper article yesterday about a local dealership that has an inventory shortage due to production delays (chip shortage) and how they can't keep used cars around.

As I have mentioned before, I sold an F-150 that I had for about a year to Carvana and they paid me more than I paid for it. I thought that was crazy, but...

I bought an Accord about 6 months ago (2012 model) and KBB shows that the trade in value is a little more than I paid for it and the private party value is about $2500 more than I paid. So yes, the car market is all sorts of screwed up right now.
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It is very crazy. I saw a newspaper article yesterday about a local dealership that has an inventory shortage due to production delays (chip shortage) and how they can't keep used cars around.

As I have mentioned before, I sold an F-150 that I had for about a year to Carvana and they paid me more than I paid for it. I thought that was crazy, but...

I bought an Accord about 6 months ago (2012 model) and KBB shows that the trade in value is a little more than I paid for it and the private party value is about $2500 more than I paid. So yes, the car market is all sorts of screwed up right now.

Can you tell me more about that?
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The type of vehicle matters.
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DW got an offer $1k over the $19,086 she paid (tt&l) for a 2018 Avalon... 2 years ago! I'd try selling it before Carvana's offer.
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Can you tell me more about that?
Here is the gist of it:

https://www.early-retirement.org/for...ml#post2478779

Another post I mentioned that about a week after the initial offer, the emailed again upping the offer by about $500 if I recall.
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Now's a great time to sell a good condition car you don't need.

It's not a great time to buy a new car, though I do understand if you will settle for a sedan (Camry, etc.) the prices are a somewhat softer but still on the high side. There's a shortage of chips and apparently some other components so the auto makers are using their limited supply to build the high profit vehicles.

I did hear that Chevy Bolts had a huge discount attached to them a while back.
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Just sold my 2015 BMW to carvana. Very easy and gave us the most cash
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It is very crazy. I saw a newspaper article yesterday about a local dealership that has an inventory shortage due to production delays (chip shortage) and how they can't keep used cars around.

As I have mentioned before, I sold an F-150 that I had for about a year to Carvana and they paid me more than I paid for it. I thought that was crazy, but...

I bought an Accord about 6 months ago (2012 model) and KBB shows that the trade in value is a little more than I paid for it and the private party value is about $2500 more than I paid. So yes, the car market is all sorts of screwed up right now.
This is very interesting. We have a lot of car dealers in way South Texas, and their lots are chock full of new cars.
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Now's a great time to sell a good condition car you don't need.

It's not a great time to buy a new car, though I do understand if you will settle for a sedan (Camry, etc.) the prices are a somewhat softer but still on the high side. There's a shortage of chips and apparently some other components so the auto makers are using their limited supply to build the high profit vehicles.

I did hear that Chevy Bolts had a huge discount attache to them a while back.
Last month I bought a new 2021 Hyundai Tucson SEL SUV for $21,600 (+ or - a few dollars) + TT&L that had an MSRP of $28,600. Plus, they gave me $15,000 for our 2019 Dodge Caravan with 44,000+ miles on it. We paid around $22K for the Dodge 2.5 years ago. So for a bit over $7K cash, I am in a new SUV with all the bells and whistles (all new safety features, heated seats, air bags everywhere, etc.) There are good new car deals.

The Tucson comes with three years (36K miles) free maintenance (essentially oil changes and tire rotations). And it also includes 3 years of Blue Link (their version of On Star).
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Never bought or sold through Carvana, but I have received offers from them, and was always able to easily and quickly sell them myself for 10 to 15% above Carvana's offer.

Also, be prepared to be badgered by them incessantly if you received and offer from them and don't sell to them. For that reason alone, I will probably never do business with them.
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Never bought or sold through Carvana, but I have received offers from them, and was always able to easily and quickly sell them myself for 10 to 15% above Carvana's offer.

Also, be prepared to be badgered by them incessantly if you received and offer from them and don't sell to them. For that reason alone, I will probably never do business with them.
I have not found that to be the case. We got offers several times on two cars before selling and besides the occasional reminder email, they didn't pester us at all. I haven't gotten a single email from them since selling, either.
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Never bought or sold through Carvana, but I have received offers from them, and was always able to easily and quickly sell them myself for 10 to 15% above Carvana's offer.

Also, be prepared to be badgered by them incessantly if you received and offer from them and don't sell to them. For that reason alone, I will probably never do business with them.
Are they as bad as the your car warranty has expired cell phone scam calls?


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Last month I bought a new 2021 Hyundai Tucson SEL SUV for $21,600 (+ or - a few dollars) + TT&L that had an MSRP of $28,600. Plus, they gave me $15,000 for our 2019 Dodge Caravan with 44,000+ miles on it. We paid around $22K for the Dodge 2.5 years ago. So for a bit over $7K cash, I am in a new SUV with all the bells and whistles (all new safety features, heated seats, air bags everywhere, etc.) There are good new car deals.

The Tucson comes with three years (36K miles) free maintenance (essentially oil changes and tire rotations). And it also includes 3 years of Blue Link (their version of On Star).
Excellent Deal! Obviously you are not overwhelmed by the Blow That Dough syndrome.
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They bought my car for high Blue Book last year and it was the best car selling experience I have ever had. I was so happy that I immediately got onto Facebook to recommend the process to all my neighbors. The deal was completed in my driveway in the middle of Covid in December. The rep called to say he was on his way and asked me to remove the plates since they were taking the car out of state and would not need them. When he got there in his decked out Carvana car he started my car and I think he may have plugged in a OBD scanner and that was pretty much it. He had all the papers ready for me to sign and the transaction was done in less than 5 minutes and I had my check in the exact amount I was originally offered online. He parked the car in the street and let me know that a truck would be by to pick it up later that day and they came by about two hours later. I don't disagree that I might have got more with a private sale but I'm female and I don't want to be dealing with a bunch of strangers that either don't show or want to negotiate the price. The trade in option at the dealer has always been a nightmare as well and I will never go through that again if I can help it. I will probably always go this route from now on and plan to sell my other SUV to them in a couple of months.
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Just some more info here. I sold a 2004 Mercury Sable for $1,800 a few weeks ago. Here's the interesting part: 3 dealers offered me $100 for it. Finally a dealer offered me $750. Hmmm. What's this? The Carvana, and GiveMeTheVin websites offered me $300. Fortunately I decided to go through the hassle of selling it on Craigslist to the general public. The general public actually wanted the car. I had about 20 responses to my ad in 2 days. I should have asked for more, lol. What I find interesting is the HUGE difference between dealership buyers valuation and general public buyers valuation of the car. And WHY is there a huge demand for used cars? What does it have to do with COVID?
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And WHY is there a huge demand for used cars? What does it have to do with COVID?
I think the biggest issue is the shortage of new cars. I have seen several articles recently that mention the chip shortage being the biggest thing. Ford just announced that they are closing 5 plants (or curtailing operations) because of it. That's a bad deal with the "just in time" manufacturing scheme. Low inventories and pent up demand. Oh, and don't forget that a lot of folks now have $1000+ in stimulus money that makes for a great down payment.

Oh yes, and let's not forget that there is a shortage of rental cars when several companies sold their fleets off a year ago. That was reported by the WSJ a couple of days ago, but we noticed it several months ago when we had to wait over two hours for a car at the ATL airport and we HAD a reservation.

Here is an example: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...ctor-shortage/
And another: https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-de...on-11616578202
And this one from YESTERDAY: https://www.autoblog.com/2021/04/14/...chip-shortage/
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Just some more info here. I sold a 2004 Mercury Sable for $1,800 a few weeks ago. Here's the interesting part: 3 dealers offered me $100 for it. Finally a dealer offered me $750. Hmmm. What's this? The Carvana, and GiveMeTheVin websites offered me $300. Fortunately I decided to go through the hassle of selling it on Craigslist to the general public. The general public actually wanted the car. I had about 20 responses to my ad in 2 days. I should have asked for more, lol. What I find interesting is the HUGE difference between dealership buyers valuation and general public buyers valuation of the car. And WHY is there a huge demand for used cars? What does it have to do with COVID?

I think we are in the midst of inflation.
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